Brown Peak–Sunrise Point, 8 lakes is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route passes Sunrise Point, Palisades Lake Viewpoint, Sunrise Lake and 4 more before reaching Brown Peak at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,940 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,535 – 6,286 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Palisades Lakes Trailhead 46.91762, -121.58783
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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Brown Peak–Sunrise Point, 8 lakes
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,536–6,286 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Palisades Lakes Trailhead · 46.91762, -121.58783
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 59°F / low 36° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Palisades Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Sunrise Point.
- 50 ftPass Palisades Lake Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 0.5 miPass Sunrise Lake.
- 1 miPass Clover Lake.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miPass Dick's Lake.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Upper Palisades Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Brown Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 59°F36°
Precip1%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
67°46°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
77°51°
Fri
70°46°
Sat
65°43°
Sun
64°40°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Palisades Lakes Trailhead Trailhead
- Sunrise Point–Palisades Lake Viewpoint, 5 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- Clover Lake–Dick's Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
- Hidden Lake–Clover Lake, 4 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
- Sunrise Rim Viewpoint–Sunrise Lake, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft
- Yakima Park Viewpoint–Frozen Lake Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,254 ft
- Mount Fremont Lookout–Frozen Lake Viewpoint, 6 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft
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